Yogashri Pradhan's Page

Yogashri Pradhan's Page I've maxed out on friends and this is an outlet to post my YouTube videos and podcast episodes.

08/27/2026

In 1 sentence: what decision did your last six months of work actually change?

08/26/2026

MYTH vs FACT - Oil and Gas Edition

People think reservoir engineering is spreadsheet work. It is decision science under uncertainty. 2,000 points of data against 2 trillion unknowns in the field, and a model that has to be smart about what it does not know. Yogashri Pradhan on why the best engineers are storytellers first. From her book Fueling Impact: How to Improve Personal Branding in the Oil and Gas Industry.



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08/26/2026

Does posting on LinkedIn build your career, or just your ego?

08/25/2026

3 questions worth running before you trust any subsurface model. What would have to be true if my model were wrong. Which assumptions am I least confident about. How would a competitor read this same dataset. Ground the rerun in what you do not know rather than what you are assuming.



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08/25/2026

"No experience" is rarely the real reason you got rejected. It's usually that nothing on your resume proves you understand how the industry makes money.
Field work isn't the only proof. A well-researched analysis of a producing basin counts. So does a case study you built yourself.
Today's reel breaks down what to do when you have zero years behind you. Stay Tuned

08/24/2026

Brand new to the oil and gas industry? Before you touch a resume or an application, get clear on what you actually want out of it. Yoshi walks through the first step she gives every newbie. Stability, reputation, education. Different goals lead to very different paths in.



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08/21/2026

How newbies actually break into the oil and gas industry.
This isn't a shortcut, it's a real step by step path to your first break.
Expect it to take work, because it will.
Follow for the full guide.

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08/21/2026

The Truth About "Having It All"

Life advice on career, motherhood, and self-care that actually holds up.
You can have everything you want, it just doesn't all happen at once.
Right now my season is motherhood. My career and PhD have their own season coming.
Save this if you needed the reminder.

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08/20/2026

The Career I'd Give My Child as an Option

Petroleum engineering isn't only reservoir, production, completions, drilling, and facilities. It's physics, math, and science applied to a real industry, and those same fundamentals carry over into renewable energy too. We're always going to need energy. Comment PETRO if you want a more detailed breakdown.

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08/20/2026

Alumni tell a lot about a school

Here is the question I would ask before committing to any program. Do the alumni end up in corporate, entrepreneurship, small business, or family office roles, and is that what you actually want? That one answer reframes the entire decision. Comment ALUMNI if you want a more detailed breakdown.

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